Know Your News Carrier

David J. Novak does two things consistently - and well - all year round and is happy doing both.

He considers playing soccer in several different leagues a fulfilling hobby and delivering Morning Calls to 64 daily and 79 Sunday customers a rewarding livelihood of sorts.

The Salisbury High School senior has been delivering papers in the township on Summit, Weil, Wright and Beech streets, Cardinal Drive, Rader, Hamilton and Harrison avenues and Public Road for four years. He has 560 points on file and plans to turn them in for a super prize.

He says he enjoys being a carrier because, in addition to meeting people, he has learned how to deal with them and work with money.

In addition to banking a portion of his weekly route profits for college, David has used his earnings to buy a computer to use for school work among other things, and a stereo to enjoy his extensive tape collection - especially Phil Collins, his favorite performer.

The profits also finance the car he is leasing and which he uses to deliver his spread-out route. Even by using the car, it takes him an hour daily and longer on Sunday.

District Manager Joe Vassa says David has done a good job for the newspaper. "David is a 'go-getter' when it comes to getting a job done. For a four-month period David substituted on another route (in addition to his own). He is always polite and greets his customers with a smile whenever he sees them."

An "A" student, David's favorite subjects are biology and English. He plans to go to college to study biology or pre-med with a career as a surgeon as his goal.

At Salisbury High, he is a member of the student council, class advisory committee, debate team and Model U.N. He also is on the track and soccer teams.

His home chores include yard work and running errands when needed.

David resides at 860 Summit St., a Bethlehem postal address, with his parents Victor and Kathleen Novak and sisters Nicole and Melanie.